Step 7: Sew Skyline To Tshirt

Step 8: Sunshiines Final Thoughts

I was extremely happy with the results and would like to make one of these for my son with Seattle and Austin in the design instead. That said, crafte...

This Seattle/Atlanta skyline t-shirt was made for my grandson who wanted a unique, light-weight winter shirt. I suggested that instead of making the entire shirt, that we simply pick up a good quality, long-sleeved t-shirt, then create a meaningful design and appliqué it to the back of the shirt. He loved the idea and so this dual skyline shirt was born.

The design was not as difficult to create as I had first imagined. Follow through and I will share how I made this shirt, then you can create a skyline t-shirt for someone you love too.

Skyline pattern Sewing needle Embroidery hoop Metallic ( silver ) Embroidery thread Sewing machine or hand sew Embroidery needle with large eye Sewing pins Seam ripper optional Measuring tape Scotch tape Chalk or pencil Iron and board optional Cardboard or something to place between the top of the shirt and the inside for easier pinning Sewing scissors and it helps to have small sharp pointed scissors for precision cutting of the pattern Cardboard or card stock paper for pattern Tracing paper optional

Step 2: Skyline Pattern

Choose two cities. One for the top and one for the "reflection" at the bottom. Do an image search for royalty free images for each skyline. Resize both images to how big you want each city in your appliqué to be, then tape a piece of tracing paper directly to your computer monitor and trace the outline of each city onto the paper. My daughter said she had to modify the image so it would be easier to cut out so she basically rounded some of the edges.

Remove the tracing paper from the monitor and then tape the design onto a piece of card stock. Cut out the skyline and remove the tracing paper.

Thank you so much for stopping by and viewing the skyline! I hope you have an opportunity to make one. It was great fun. I have been trying to make another one but am away from home right now and don't have a place to create. :D

The images was meaningful to my grandson because it represented places he had been that meant something to him. The way the designs were laid out was his idea. Thanks for your comment and have a great day!

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Bio:I am married with two children. Spring, summer, and fall are my very favorite times of the year. I love the sunshine thus the reason for my name. The 2 I's are because sunshine was already taken. I e...read more »